Chapter 2 Sleep with My Enemy? No way!

Regina's eyes widened with the shift in the situation. What was going on with this child? She was just trying to help, but he responded like this. She didn't want to get dragged into this troublesome mess. "Hey, little boy, who are you calling mom? I haven't even given birth, let alone been pregnant."

The guests began to whisper to each other. Regina's ears caught snippets of their conversations. "It must be Miss Tan who trapped Mr. Jian into having a child!"

"No wonder she stooped so low. Regina Tan has high ambitions willing to do anything. She pretends to hate Young Master Jian, but ends up having a child with him and won't even acknowledge it, truly embarrassing!"

The negative responses from the people, accompanied by disdainful glances, made Regina feel uncomfortable.

Regina clenched her fists. "Damn it! What kind of situation is this? Shouldn't you be criticizing him for not acknowledging his child? Why am I the one being looked down upon here? I'm not crazy enough to sleep with my enemy!" Regina kept the image of a graceful woman in her mind. Even though she shouted the truth, would anyone believe her? As she struggled to keep from exploding, her rivals only added fuel to the fire, making Regina feel more intimidated.

Henry suddenly found himself in front of the distressed woman. "Looking at this child, he also resembles Miss  Tan. I never thought you would trap me, taking advantage of me to have a child," Henry sneered, his gaze full of mockery.

"Who's the idiot who did such a stupid thing? Just looking at your face makes me sick. Even if you were the only man on earth, I wouldn't choose you!" Regina stared at him with hatred. "You better take care of your child. Don't take it out on him."

Regina pushed the child away from her and moved closer to Henry. She immediately stepped away.

Henry's fingers gripped the woman's arm tightly. "Trying to run away after causing a scene? You have to come with me!" Young Master Jian pulled Regina's hand and also instructed his assistant to take the child who claimed to be his son.

"Henry Miller Jian! Let me go! This has nothing to do with me. I don't even know where this child came from. Can't you investigate whether I ever slept with you or not?" Regina struggled to free herself from his grasp. His grip was so tight it felt like her arm would break any moment.

Henry said nothing, which infuriated Regina even more. The three of them sat in the back seat of the car. Kevin could feel the tense atmosphere. Suddenly, he reached out and held both of their hands. "Mom and Dad, are you going to leave me again? Why won't you acknowledge me? Did I do something wrong?" The boy started crying loudly.

Henry and Regina turned to the crying child. Henry held his ears with one hand. He glanced at Regina. "Hey, calm this kid down! I don't like noise!"

"You do it, I don't know how. You're the father of this child."

"You're a woman. Don't you have a motherly instinct to take care of a child?"

They argued. Regina felt annoyed; she finally tried to comfort the crying boy. "Quiet! Stop crying!" Regina said loudly, making the little boy cry even more.

Henry frowned. "Is that how you comfort a child? Even an idiot would do better than you."

"My mom always did it like this to me! If you think you're so smart, you do it, but you're even dumber than me," Regina said flatly, without expression.

"You!" Henry growled.

"Master and Miss, no need to quarrel! I'll do it." The assistant couldn't stand it anymore and offered to mediate.

"Do it quickly! If you fail, you'll know the consequences!" Henry threatened emphatically.

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"He really stopped. Turns out his assistant is more reliable than the Master." Regina sneered again at Young Master Jian.

Henry smirked and retorted. "You're not even better than me, Miss Regina."

The argument between these two—Regina and Henry—was nothing new; they always argued even over trivial matters. His assistant looked at the two of them and then at the child who was eating ice cream with a messy face. "Is this child really the son of Mr. and Miss Young Tan?"

"Nonsense!" Both of them replied in unison.

"But, this child's face is a combination of both of you. Considering the age of the child, did you two ever date in high school?" the assistant asked.

Regina immediately denied without thinking, "Impossible. We were rivals; how could we have dated?"

Regina was even too busy competing with this man. It was impossible for her to be interested in a man whose mere presence irritated her.

Regina suddenly stood up. "Is everything settled? I have to go."

Once again, Henry stopped her, forcing her back into her seat. "Did I say you could leave? Our business is not finished yet!" Henry said firmly.

"What else do you want from me? If you want me to take care of this child, I refuse. You have a reliable assistant to handle the child; you both take care of him." Regina shouted loudly.

"Mom!" The little boy suddenly grabbed the edge of Regina's dress. Regina looked at him for a moment, his eyes brimming with tears.

Henry responded harshly. "Oh, so you want to shirk your responsibilities? The public already knows you're the one who gave birth to this child."

"Bastard! It's all because of your damned mouth accusing me!" For the first time, Regina couldn't hold back her cursing.

"You dare curse at me?" Henry's gaze was sharp.

"Enough!" The assistant of Henry Jian shouted loudly and suggested, "Master and Miss, why don't you live together and get married, then this matter will be settled."

"Married to this woman?" Henry turned to Regina with disdain. "I don't even lack a woman, why should I marry her?"

"Do you think I want to? Who's the cursed woman willing to be with a boring and cruel man like you?" Regina was just as adamant in her refusal.

Henry's assistant sighed. "You don't need to actually get married. There's a contract marriage with a time limit. Young Master Jian, you've had a good image lately, would you be willing to tarnish your reputation by neglecting this child and, Miss Tan, do you know what the public thinks?" The assistant explained the solution he proposed.

Regina and Henry fell silent and then looked at each other. It only took a few seconds before they both turned away again. The assistant sighed. "So, what's your decision?"